Reykjavík Grapevine - 10.04.2015, Síða 51

Sunday - Wednesday: 11.30 - 18.00 / Thursday- Saturday: 11.30 - 23.30
Grandagarður 2 - 101 Reykjavík - tel: +354 571 8877 - www.maturogdrykkur.is
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These films will be screened:
Kapgang (DK), Stille hjerte (DK), Kraftidioten (NO),
Børning (NO), Natt til 17 (NO), Hrafninn flyger (SV/IS),
Stockholm Stories (SV), Återtreffen (SV),
Hallonbatsflyktningen (F/SV), The Grump (F)
og Eskimo Diva (GR).
Most films are screened with english subtitles.
AALTO Bistro is open until 20:00 all screening nights.
Further information at norraenahusid.is.
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their work since.
Runs until May 10
‘Influential Women Of Icelandic Art’
In honour of women’s centennial
anniversary of getting the right to vote,
this exhibit features various works of art
relating to influential women in Iceland.
Runs until May 10
The National Museum of Iceland
‘On A Wayless Sea’ by Kristinn E.
Hrafnsson
An installation by visual artist Kristinn E.
Hrafnsson on the history of sailing and
navigation. Works by the artist intermingle
with items from the museum collection
relating to the exhibition’s theme.
Runs until May 10
‘The Making Of A Nation’
This exhibition is intended to provide
insight into the history of the Icelandic
nation from Settlement to the present day.
On permanent view
‘Houses in the town’ by Kristinn
Guðmundsson
This photography exhibit features pictures
of houses from downtown Reykjavík ca.
1875-85 by photographer Kristinn. The
photos are meant to show the spirit of the
times, and the formation of contemporary
Reykjavík.
Runs until May 17
‘Where, Who, What?’
In this exhibition, unlabelled works from
the archives of the Icelandic Photography
Museum is put on display in the hopes that
visitors can identify them.
Runs until May 17
Nordic House
‘You will tread your path’ play by
Finnbogi Þorkell Jónsson
This biographical monologue play is based
on two years of interviews with Garðar Sölvi
Helgason, who describes how he learned
to successfully cope with schizophrenia
through a system of rewards. The play
provides an informative and blunt yet
comical look at the life of a schizophrenic,
which may provide solutions for people in
a similar position. Finnbogi, the author of
the play, also performs it. It is directed by
award-winning director Árni Kristjánsson
and the music is composed by Svavar
Knútur.
Runs until April 12
‘The Parasite’ by Sophie Tiller
A photo exhibition by Austrian
photographer Sophie Tiller, showcasing
the various stages in a project in which she
drilled holes into old natural history books
and planted flower seeds within them. The
natural process eventually turns the books
into microcosms.
Runs until April 26
The Old Harbour
Iceland Expo Pavillion
Every day from 10:00 to 22:00, Saga Films
projects a film of Icelandic scenery inside
their Iceland Expo Pavillion which provides
a unique 360 degree movie experience.
On permanent view
Reykjavík Art Museum:
Ásmundarsafn
‘The Water Carrier -Mountain+
Woman’ by Ásmundur Sveinsson
Works by sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson,
which the museum is named after, are
on exhibit, including ‘The Water Carrier’
(1973). There are also works by six other
artists displayed alongside Ásmundur’s.
Runs until April 26
Reykjavik Art Museum: Hafnarhús
‘Just Painted 1’
To give an overview of painting in Iceland
today, the Reykjavík Art Museum presents
exhibition in two parts at Hafnarhús and
Kjarvalsstaðir displaying works by 85 active
artists, of all ages and different artistic
styles and ideologies.
Runs until April 19
‘All the Small Things’ by Cory
Arcangel
The American artist Cory Arcangel is a
pioneer who combines digital technologies
with art. In this solo exhibition, new
works by Cory are presented, as well as a
selection of seminal early works which he's
re-configured specifically for the exhibition.
Runs until April 12
‘Erró and Art History’
The exhibition provides an insight into
the work of the Icelandic painter Erró. He
maintains a style that fluctuates between
surrealism and pop art, integrating
elements of comics and science fiction.
This exhibition presents works in which
he has borrowed images and fragments of
pictures by some of the leading artists in
history, such as Picasso and Léger.
Runs until September 27
Making Time For Art, And Art About Time
Sequences Real Time Art Festival
Around Reykjavík
Various locations | April 10-19 | Free!
‘Kunstschlager Chamber’
Kunstschlager moves all its activities into
the upper level of Hafnarhús, offering
visitors the opportunity to walk around,
pause and experience the ambiance. The
space is devoted to audio and video works,
two- and three-dimensional pieces, as
well as specially-designed Kunstschlager
furniture, where guests can relax in
comfort.
Runs until September 30
Reykjavík Art Museum:
Kjarvalsstaðir
‘Just Painted 2’
Nýmálað 2 (Just Painted 2) is the second
instalment of a large art exhibition. The
first instalment, Nýmálað 1, opened in
Hafnarhúsið last February. This overview
of contemporary paintings features the
works of 60 artists. Never before has such
an extensive showcasing of Icelandic art
taken place.
Runs until June 6
Reykjavík City Museum - The
Settlement Exhibition
‘Reykjavík 871 +/- 2’
Archaeological findings from ruins of one
of the first houses in Iceland and other
excavations in the city centre, open daily
10:00-17:00
On permanent view
‘Settlement Sagas - Accounts from
manuscripts’
This special exhibition is held in
collaboration with the Árni Magnússon
Institute for Icelandic Studies. At the centre
of this special exhibition are rarely seen
manuscripts that tell the history of the
settlement of Reykjavík.
On permanent view
Reykjavík Maritime Museum
‘From Poverty to Abundance’
Photos documenting Icelandic fishermen at
the turn of the 20th century.
On permanent view
The History of Sailing
Iceland’s maritime history that showcases
the growth of the Reykjavík Harbour.
On permanent view
The Coast Guard Vessel Óðinn
This vessel sailed through all three Cod
Wars and has also served as a rescue ship
to more than 200 ships.
On permanent view
The Reykjavík Museum of
Photography
‘Iceland Defence Force’ by Bragi
Þór Jósefsson
Bragi Þór exhibits a photo series he took
after the US naval base base closed in
2006, showing the abandoned military base
amid Icelandic lava fields. Few Icelanders
had any experience of life on the base, and
in the photographs it is seen abandoned,
and unambiguously foreign.
Runs until May 10
Spark Design Space
‘One by Eighteen’ by Halla Kristín
Hannesdóttir and Auður Ösp
Guðmundsdóttir
Designers Halla Kristín Hannesdóttir and
Auður Ösp Guðmundsdóttir have designed
doll houses which will be displayed at
Spark Design Space. Doll houses are
worlds of their own where anything can
happen and the imagination is the only
limit.
Runs until May 31
Tjarnarbíó
‘Carroll: Berserkur’ by Spindthrift
Theatre
The women of Spindthrift Theatre present
a play in three languages. Using Icelandic,
Norwegian, and English they mold the
classic tale of Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland into a Nordic saga.
Runs until April 17
Tveir hrafnar listhús
‘Solo Exhibition’ by Guðbjörg Lind
Jónsdóttir
The Icelandic artist Guðbjörg Lind Jónsdót-
tir studied at the Iceland Academy of the
Arts and has held several solo exhibitions
in Iceland, USA, UK, Scotland, Spain, Ger-
many, Denmark, Holland and Luxembourg.
She engages stillness and nature in her
paintings.
Runs until April 25
Týsgallerí
‘Plywood Collages’ by Magnús
Helgason
Using found objects and raw materials
such as plywood, painter and film maker
Magnús Helgason is influenced by the
likes of Robert Rauchenberg and Raymond
Saunders and strives to find universal
beauty.
Runs until April 30
Volcano House
The exhibition gives a brief overview of
Iceland’s geological history and volcanic
systems with superb photographs of
volcanic eruptions and other magnificent
aspects of Icelandic nature.
On permanent view
Wind and Weather Window
Gallery
‘Let Go!’ by Ámundi
Ámundi’s work spans 30 years of style
and history. It is characterised by vibrant
colours and images born out of fantasy.
The second part of his work, ‘Let Go!’, is on
display this month at the Wind and Weather
Window Gallery, so walk past anytime day
or night for a quick fix to the winter blues.
Runs until April 28
The seventh biennial art festival Sequences is back in full swing
for ten jam-packed days with exhibitions, performances, and
installations. The festival’s focus on time-based visual art fosters a lot
of work with some performance aspect or audio/visual aids, which
makes it more interactive than most studio art. Sequences VII brings
together 26 radically diverse artists at eleven galleries, theatres, and
hotels around Reykjavík, to make time for their art. AM